# NTSB MIA77DKJ12: Piper PA-28, N5537F, Wetumpka, AL, January 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1977
- Place: Wetumpka, AL · WETUMPKA, AL
- Location: 32.5420° N, 86.2053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wetumpka, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5420&lon=-86.2053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0838  77/1/16    WETUMPKA,AL         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0850                    N5537F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE UNK/NR, 400 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WETUMPKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAXWELL AFB,AL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- INSTRUCTOR PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE DEMONSTRATING CROSSWIND LDG TECHNIQUE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5537F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5537F-2008-05-14), registration cancelled 2008-05-14, S/N 28-24936, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wetumpka

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770116000719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770116000719A), Jan 16, 1977: Piper PA28140, Wetumpka, AL, Substantial damage. Instructor pilot lost directional control while demonstrating crosswind ldg technique

## Other investigations on N5537F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW06CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA084), Mar 15, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N5537F), Cherokee City, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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